Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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